Which to use
“ennuyée” and “ennuyeux” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,145
- “ennuyée” frequency rank
- #14,032
- “ennuyeux” frequency rank
- 60177
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ennuyée | ennuyeux |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de ennuyé. | Qui cause de l’ennui, de la lassitude. |
Where the eye mixes ennuyée and ennuyeux
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. ennuyée runs 7 letters (VCCVVVV) against ennuyeux's 8 (VCCVVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between ennuyée and ennuyeux
A purely visual mix-up. ennuyée (\ɑ̃.nɥi.je\) and ennuyeux (\ɑ̃.nɥi.jø\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60177, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ennuyée is recorded at frequency rank #46,145, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɑ̃.nɥi.je\. ennuyeux is at rank #14,032, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɑ̃.nɥi.jø\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 60177, this pair ranks #99,037 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ennuyée vs ennuyeux
Shared letters: enuy. Private to "ennuyée": é. Private to "ennuyeux": x.
"ennuyée" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVVV · "ennuyeux" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ennuyeux ← ennueyux · ennuyeuxx · ennuyexu · ennuyuex · ennuyyeux · ennyueux · enunyeux · enuyeux
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ennuyée" and "ennuyeux" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ennuyée" or "ennuyeux"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "ennuyée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ennuyeux" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #99,037 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ennuyée" and "ennuyeux" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ennuies vs ennuyée". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #99,037 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.